SQL Server

Disable or Enable All SQL Server Agent Jobs

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• SQL Server Agent

• Article

In this article we look at a PowerShell script that you can use to centrally enable and disable any SQL Server Agent Job on any instance of SQL Server.

2021-09-08

Register Now For PASS Data Community Summit 2021

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• Conferences, Classes, Events, and Webinars

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Registration is now open for our free and online data platform conference. Join 1000s of your data peers at PASS Data Community Summit and get access to up to 5 days of training, sessions, networking activities, and events. This year's program has been carefully designed to help you achieve your goals, wherever you are in your data career.

2021-09-10 (first published: 2021-09-03)

Create, Populate, and Subset a Pandas Dataframe from a CSV File

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In this article we demonstrate how to transfer data via a CSV file from a SQL Server database to a Pandas dataframe and then subset the dataframe in Python.

2021-09-03

Join SQL Server tables where columns include NULL values

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• JOIN

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Dealing with NULL values especially when joining tables can become a challenge. Let's take a look at this issue and how this can be resolved.

2021-09-01

Executing a TSQL batch multiple times using GO

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• T-SQL

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Learn how to execute the same batch of SQL Server commands X number of times using the GO command.

2021-08-27

Issues with SQL Server Permissions to Restore a Database

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• Restore

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In this article we look at solving SQL Server database restore issue when backup file does not show up in SSMS restore GUI as well as other permissions issues with backup and restore.

2021-08-23

Testing SQL Server Databases Using SQL Test

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During database development, as well as writing SQL, you must also write the tests that prove your SQL code meets all the requirements. The article will help you get started with database testing for your SQL Server databases, by creating and running unit tests against them, as well as static code analysis tests.

2021-08-20

Improving performance with instant file initialization

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• Database Administration

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Instant file initialization can speed up database creation, file growth, and restores. Greg Larsen explains how to configure it and how it works.

2021-08-18

SQL VIEW Comparison in SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL

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In this article we look at the similarities and differences for views in SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL. We also look at indexed views, materialized views and updatable views.

2021-08-16

Collecting SQL Server performance monitor data

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• SQL Server performance

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SQL Server provides information for troubleshooting performance. Ed Pollack demonstrates collecting SQL Server performance monitor data.

2021-08-11